non-Hispanic

adjective

non-His·​pan·​ic ˌnän-hi-ˈspa-nik How to pronounce non-Hispanic (audio)
: not Hispanic
non-Hispanic white voters
non-Hispanic noun

Examples of non-Hispanic in a Sentence

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One exception is that among non-Hispanic Black women, cardiovascular conditions are the most common cause of maternal mortality. Yenupini Joyce Adams, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 The Whites notably excelled at reaching racially and ethnically diverse churchgoers; in 1999 its 5,000 congregants were almost equally composed of non-Hispanic Caucasians, Latinos, and African Americans. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 In fact, studies from our team and others consistently show that racial minority groups tend to experience substantially fewer clinical benefits from psychedelic use relative to non-Hispanic white people. Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026 For example, on whether to deport all immigrants in the country illegally, one poll found that the gap is almost 20 percentage points among non-Hispanic white people. George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for non-Hispanic

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-Hispanic was in 1920

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“Non-Hispanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Hispanic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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